Table of Contents: Epic encounters :

Main Author:	McAlister, Melani, 1962-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, c2005.
Edition:	Updated ed., with a post-9/11 chapter.
Subjects:	Mass media and public opinion > United States Public opinion > United States Middle East > Foreign relations > United States United States > Foreign relations > Middle East Middle East > Foreign public opinion, American. United States > Civilization > 1945-

Table of Contents:

Introduction : Middle East interests
1. "Benevolent supremacy" : the bibical epic at the dawn of the American century, 1947-1960
2. The Middle East in African American politics, 1955-1972
3. King Tut, commodity nationalism, and the politics of oil, 1973-1979
4. The good fight : Israel after Vietnam, 1972-1980
5. Iran, Islam, and the terrorist threat, 1979-1989
6. Military multiculturalism in the Gulf War and after, 1990-1999
Conclusion : 9/11 and after : snapshots on the road to empire.